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Looking for a new GPU... Any advice?
I've been building up a semi-decent gaming rig over a rather long period of time, so most people would probably want to suggest I throw it out and start from scratch. Honestly, I would love to do that, but it's just not possible with my budget right now...
Other than the specs listed below my sig, I have recently ordered and paid for an AMD Phenom II x3 740 Black Edition (as part of my original plans for this build). Everything else will stay the same for the moment.
I know it would've been a better move to get the 780a instead of the 750a, but by the time I realised my mistake it was too late to change it. But anyways, as per my plans for this build from over a year ago, I wanted to build up the following basic system (plus drives, PSU, etc.):
- Phenom II x3 740BE
- SLI motherboard (just for two PCI-e slots)
- NVidia GTX295 (primary)
- NVidia 9800GT/9800GTX (Physx)
- 4GB PC8500 DDR2-1066
At the moment though, I'm starting to think a GTX295 will be overkill for the rest of the build, so I'm looking for a few ideas for another card. I'm considering looking for a second hand GTX 275 or 285 instead, not only are they lower in power consumption than the 295, but they still offer pretty serious performance... Especially compared to the 8800GTS 512mb I'm currently using.
So... The RAM will come later, and I want to keep my 8800GTS to try as a dedicated Physx card, but perhaps only after getting a better PSU (my current one will be enough to get a better GPU if I take my 8800GTS out for now). The next thing I want to change is the GPU. What card do you guys think would be a good match for the end result I'm looking for?